Jelena Dunato is an art historian, curator, speculative fiction writer, and lover of all things ancient. She grew up in Croatia on a steady diet of adventure novels and then wandered the world for a decade, building a career in the arts. Her stories have been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Dark, Haven Spec and Small Wonders, among others. She is a member of SFWA and Codex. Her novel DARK WOODS, DEEP WATER was published in September 2023, and her novella GHOST APPARENT in September 2024. She lives on an island in the Adriatic with her husband, daughter, and cat.